Word Meaning 貪欲

とんよく tonyoku

貪欲 is read as とんよく (tonyoku) and means raga (desire).

Meaning

English

  1. raga (desire)

Reading

Kana

とんよく

Romaji

tonyoku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Rank 143988 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

貪欲法

どんよくほう

greedy algorithm

貪る

むさぼる

to eat greedily

貪食

どんしょく

voracity

貪り食う

むさぼりくう

to eat greedily

貪り食らう

むさぼりくらう

to devour greedily

意欲

いよく

will

食欲

しょくよく

appetite (for food)

よく

greed

性欲

せいよく

sexual desire

私欲

しよく

self-interest

物欲

ぶつよく

worldly desires

愛欲

あいよく

attachment (esp. to one's family or a member of the opposite sex)

Example Sentences

1

どんよくすぎるたいどはひとをとおざける。

an overly greedy attitude drives people away.